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Sources: 2 officers in Gray case had trouble before

Baltimore City Police Department said investigators have made contact with all the officers involved in the Gray incident. Most had already given statements, but not all of them. Two of the officers, WBAL-TV 11 News has learn, have had trouble before.

Baltimore City Police Department said investigators have made contact with all the officers involved in the Gray incident. Most had already given statements, but not all of them. Two of the officers, WBAL-TV 11 News has learn, have had trouble before.

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Updated: 5:32 PM EDT Apr 22, 2015

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WEBVTT WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE, BEGINNING WITH THE 11 NEWS I-TEAM, WHICH HAS BEEN BRINGING NEW LIGHT TO THE CASE OVER THE PAST TEN DAYS. KIM: LEAD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER JAYNE MILLER IS LIVE AT CITY POLICE HEADQUARTERS, WITH THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION. JAYNE: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOW SAYS THAT FIVE OF THE SIX SUSPENDED OFFICERS AND THE CASE HAVE GIVEN STATEMENTS. ONE OF THEM HAS NOT. THE UNION LAWYER AT REPRESENTS THE OFFICERS TOLD GEORGE LETTIS THAT BASED ON THE STATEMENTS THE OFFICERS HAVE MADE, HE BELIEVES FREDDIE GRAY WAS NOT SECURED INSIDE THE VAN. A NEW ADMISSION STRAIGHT FROM THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS THE LAWYERS. POLICE POLICY REQUIRES BUSINESS TO BE SECURED WITH A SEAT. WHEN THEY ARE TRANSPORTED IN THE VAN. WE BEGIN WITH NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT TWO OF THE OFFICERS. NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HAD TROUBLE. ACCORDING TO SOURCES, LIEUTENANT BRIAN RICE, THE SHIFT COMMANDER OF THE OFFICERS WHO CHASED AND ARRESTED FREDDIE GRAY, HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUSPENDED FROM REGULAR DUTY SEVERAL TIMES. ALL WERE RELATED TO OFF DUTY DOMESTIC ALLEGATIONS, NONE RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS. AND THE WAGON DRIVER, CEASAR GOODSON, WE'VE LEARNED, IS CURRENTLY AWAITING INTERNAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS FOR ALLOWING A PRISONER TO ESCAPE FROM A HOSPITAL. GOODSON IS A KEY FIGURE IN THE GRAY INVESTIGATION BECAUSE, AS THE WAGON DRIVER, HE HAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRAY'S SAFETY DURING TRANSPORT. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH 11 NEWS POLICE COMMISSIONER ANTHONY , BATTS SAID THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN HANDLING GRAY HAD THE RIGHT INTENTION. COMMISSIONER BATTS: I THINK THE OFFICERS, WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD NOW HAD INTENTIONS TO TAKE HIM , TO THE HOSPITAL BUT AT THAT TIME I EXPECT THEM TO GET A , PARAMEDIC THERE. JAYNE: AT CITY HALL, THE MAYOR TICKED OFF HER QUESTIONS. MAYOR RAWLINGS-BLAKE: I DO NOT KNOW HOW SOMEONE INJURED TO THAT EXTENT COULD HAVE ASKED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION AND NOT BEEN GIVEN MEDICAL ATTENTION. THOSE ARE SOME SERIOUS QUESTION THAT REALLY TROUBLE ME. JAYNE: THE MAYOR PROMISED NEW DETAILS OF THE CASE, IF AN ONGOING REVIEW OF THE CITY CAMERA SYSTEM PRODUCES IMAGES OF THE FREDDIE GRAY CHASE, ARREST, AND TRANSPORT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CAMERAS IN THE AREA WHERE THE VAN CARRYING GRAY STOPPED A SECOND TIME, SO HIS LEGS COULD BE SHACKLED. IMAGES HERE COUD BE CRITICAL AS A WITNESS REPORTS GRAY BEING THROWN IN THE VAN. BUT NO VIDEO FROM THOSE CAMERAS HAS YET BEEN PROVIDED. THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWING ALL OF THE CAMERAS THAT ARE IN THAT VICINITIY AND AS WE FIND ANY MORE FOOTAGE THAT TELLS THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MR. GRAY , AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE TO RELEASE IT, WE WILL BE RELEASING IT. JAYNE: THE MAYOR DISCLOSED SHE HAD A MEETING SET UP WITH FREDDIE GRAY'S FAMILY BUT IT WAS

Sources: 2 officers in Gray case had trouble before

Baltimore City Police Department said investigators have made contact with all the officers involved in the Gray incident. Most had already given statements, but not all of them. Two of the officers, WBAL-TV 11 News has learn, have had trouble before.